—The location and size of lesions in the cervical spinal cord on MRI correlated with the type of MS, how aggressive it was, and disability. Reviewed by J. William Lindsey, MD, University of Texas ...

What Is the Cervical Spine? Where Is the Cervical Spine Located? A long, flexible column extending through most of your upper body, the spinal column consists of seven bones called vertebrae. The ...

This week we are going to discuss a rather obscure topic…that of intra-articular inclusions in cervical facet joints. The cervical facet joints include the very top alanto-occipital joint, the second ...

If “pain in the neck” is a reality for you and not just a familiar saying, you could have a condition called cervical spinal stenosis. Cervical spinal stenosis is a type of spinal stenosis, a ...

Cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy are neurologic conditions. They both originate in the neck and cause a loss of function. Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the spinal cord ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cervical degenerative disc disease occurs when the functional spinal unit breaks down. It can lead to disabling ...

A lordotic curve is normal, but if your arch is too far inward, it’s called lordosis or swayback. This can manifest as lower back lordosis or cervical spine lordosis. Everyone’s spine curves a little ...

Approximately 83% of patients with fibromyalgia demonstrate visually straight cervical spines, according to data published in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. The researchers added that the loss ...

Cervical spinal stenosis refers to a narrowing of the spinal canal. If the canal narrows significantly, it can become too small for the spinal cord and nerve roots. This can cause pressure and result ...